The Florida Senate

733.501  Curators.--

(1)  When it is necessary, the court may appoint a curator and issue letters of curatorship to take charge of the estate of a decedent until letters are granted. If the person entitled to letters is a resident of the county where the property is situated, no curator shall be appointed until formal notice is given to the person so entitled to letters. On appointment, the court shall direct the person in possession of the effects of the decedent to deliver them to the curator. The order may be enforced by contempt.

(2)  If there is great danger that the property or any part of it is likely to be wasted, destroyed, or removed beyond the jurisdiction of the court and if the appointment of a curator would be delayed by giving notice, the court may appoint a curator without giving notice.

(3)  On special order of the court, the curator may be authorized to perform any duty or function of a personal representative.

(4)  Bond shall be required of the curator as the court deems necessary to secure the property. No bond shall be required of banks and trust companies as curators.

(5)  The curator shall file an inventory of the property within 20 days. When the personal representative qualifies, the curator shall immediately account and deliver all assets of the estate in his or her hands to the personal representative within 20 days, and in default shall be subject to the provisions of this code relating to removal of personal representatives.

(6)  Curators shall be allowed reasonable compensation for their services.

History.--s. 1, ch. 74-106; s. 69, ch. 75-220; s. 1, ch. 77-174; s. 995, ch. 97-102.

Note.--Created from former s. 732.21.